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Statutory Guidance on Co-operation Arrangements

Thursday, 01 April 2010 00:00

DCSF has published its final Statutory Guidance on co-operation arrangements, including the Children’s Trust Board and Children & Young People’s Plan following a consultation document being made available in November 2009. The full guidance is available at the DCSF website. A summary of the document has been produced by Suffolk Children's Trust.

For further information and a more detailed briefing paper please contact Tina Hines, Head of Commissioning & Partnerships, Suffolk County Council – 01473 265183 / tina.hines@suffolk.gov.uk

Suffolk Collaborative

Thursday, 21 January 2010 00:00

The Transforming Suffolk website has now been updated to reflect the new arrangements for the Suffolk Collaborative and information on the Lives We Lead programme.

Consultation on New Statutory Children's Trust Guidance and New Children and Young People's Plan Regulations

Friday, 08 January 2010 00:00

This new document brings together guidance on Children's Trusts and Children and Young People's Plans into one piece of statutory guidance. It also includes further advice arising from the recent changes to the Children Act 2004 made by the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning (ASCL) Act 2009. The document also includes the draft new Children and Young People's Plan regulations.

The guidance replaces "Children's Trusts: statutory guidance on interagency cooperation to improve the well-being of children, young peiple and their families" (2008) and "Children and Young People Plan Guidance" (2009). The consultation runs from 13 November 2009 to 29 January 2010.

Suffolk Children's Trust will be submitting their response, the response is being led by Tina Hines, tina.hines@suffolk.gov.uk, 01473 265183.

For more information visit the DCSF website.

"Creating the Greenest Communities" Launch

Wednesday, 06 January 2010 00:00

The Suffolk Climate Change Partnership is launching ‘Creating the Greenest Communities’ – a support network for new or established ‘green’ communities.

Hosted by a different community every month, the Network will visit leading projects across the county giving groups the opportunity to talk about their experiences and share what they have learned. Advisors will be on hand to discuss issues such as funding or communications, and future events will host themed training and workshops on a range of 'green' topics.

The Network is being launched at Great Barton Village Hall on Saturday 6th February. This first event will run as a day of open workshops, providing a forum for existing and new groups to meet together to provide inspiration and learning from their own communities.

National Inter Faith Week: 15-21 November 2009

Tuesday, 08 December 2009 00:00

National Inter Faith Week took place between 15-21 November 2009. Find out about the many successful activities that took place as part of Inter-faith Week in Suffolk.

National Inter Faith Week: 15-21 November 2009

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 11:36

National Inter Faith Week takes place between 15-21 November 2009. For information about events being co-ordinated by the Suffolk Inter Faith Resource (SIFRE) please visit their website.

Suffolk For All Newsletter - First Issue

Thursday, 17 September 2009 09:03

The Community Cohesion and Inclusion Delivery Partnership seeks to ensure that people from different backgrounds get on well together in Suffolk. The delivery partnership's first e-newsletter Suffolk for All has just been issued and includes a flavour of the varied activities that take place in the county.

Safer Suffolk Delivery Partnership prepares to launch Home Shield Plus Scheme

Friday, 21 August 2009 08:26

Following on from the successful Home Shield project, which receives over 100 referrals per month requesting assistance for vulnerable people in Suffolk from front line officers who will visit clients within their own homes, the Safer Suffolk DP are about to launch Home Shield Plus which will provide a pro-active service. Home Shield plus will give us the ability to deliver the service, through the appointment of 8 visiting officers and a coordinator, managed by Suffolk Fire & Rescue Community Safety Team.

Infrastructure Network Suffolk Launch new website for VCS representatives

Thursday, 20 August 2009 14:11

Infrastructure Network Suffolk (INS) is made up of bodies whose primary purpose is to provide the core functions associated with the voluntary and Community sector (VCS) infrastructure support, including development, support, liaison, representation and strategic partnership work.

Their new website www.representationinsuffolk.co.uk explains the structure of representation in the county and how the VCS is an integral part of the strategic decision making process in Suffolk.

Economic Prosperity Latest News

Thursday, 20 August 2009 13:56

Launch of new guide to help businesses during the recession

On behalf of the economic prosperity Delivery Partnership a new online resource was launched at the Chamber of Commerce Bank of England lunch on 20th August.

Called Building Business Success, this new resource points businesses of Suffolk in the right directions for help, it includes everything from grants and access to finance to training to procurement opportunities.

Great East Swim Suffolk Update

Thursday, 20 August 2009 13:54

At Alton Water on 26th September 2009 up to 2000 swimmers will be taking part in this mass participation 1 mile swimming event. The event will start at 9am with the first wave of swimmers taking the plunge and followed every 30 minutes with 200 swimmers in subsequent waves.

Great East Swim Suffolk is a partnership event with Suffolk County Council, Anglian Water, Culture and Sport Delivery Partnership, Healthy Ambitions Suffolk, Choose Suffolk Tourism Partnership, British Swimming and Great Swim Partnership and contributes to Suffolk’s Community Strategy.

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